appeal to the intelligence of the community
12-25-2006, 10:07 PM
#31
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Re: appeal to the intelligence of the community
no doubt in my mind -- take it back.
there are plenty of other fish in the sea.
Paul Bunyan wrote:
> Now what I would like to know is;
>
> Did you take the car back?????
>
>
>
>
>
> <Caldwell.Mike@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1165546072.726898.50440@73g2000cwn.googlegrou ps.com...
> > HI all, thanks for looking! Here's the deal:
> > I recently purchased an Audi S4 Avant from a franchise used car dealer
> > with a good reputation in the greater DC area. I fell in love with it
> > the first day i saw it and bought it. They have a 5-day money back
> > guarantee, so i decided to have it checked out by a local "foreign car
> > service." They found 4 leaky gaskets, in various locations (chain
> > tensioner, main valve, etc... i'm not tech suavy). The estimate to
> > replace was $4700, but i JUST bought the car for $18K (2001, 61K
> > miles).
> > I am covered under a 30 day warranty (and i bought an extended 3 year
> > 30Kmile warranty) where they have to fix things that are problematic.
> > So i took it in today and they called later stating that the leaks they
> > found were more like "seeps" and are common among vehicles, so they
> > thought this issue met their standards of quality and weren't going to
> > replace them.
> > SO i'm faced with buying a car with 4 leaky gaskets which i'm assuming
> > will only cause more problems down the line (i'm expecting to keep this
> > car at least to 100K), problems that i'm sure will be costly. OR return
> > it and be sad, cause i o/w love everything about it (i can even over
> > look the auto body job done to the front/rear bumper /side rocker /
> > rear quarter panel, since it looks pristine).
> >
> > What would you do in this situation? This is day 4 of the 5 day
> > guarantee, still many days to go in various warranties...
> >
there are plenty of other fish in the sea.
Paul Bunyan wrote:
> Now what I would like to know is;
>
> Did you take the car back?????
>
>
>
>
>
> <Caldwell.Mike@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1165546072.726898.50440@73g2000cwn.googlegrou ps.com...
> > HI all, thanks for looking! Here's the deal:
> > I recently purchased an Audi S4 Avant from a franchise used car dealer
> > with a good reputation in the greater DC area. I fell in love with it
> > the first day i saw it and bought it. They have a 5-day money back
> > guarantee, so i decided to have it checked out by a local "foreign car
> > service." They found 4 leaky gaskets, in various locations (chain
> > tensioner, main valve, etc... i'm not tech suavy). The estimate to
> > replace was $4700, but i JUST bought the car for $18K (2001, 61K
> > miles).
> > I am covered under a 30 day warranty (and i bought an extended 3 year
> > 30Kmile warranty) where they have to fix things that are problematic.
> > So i took it in today and they called later stating that the leaks they
> > found were more like "seeps" and are common among vehicles, so they
> > thought this issue met their standards of quality and weren't going to
> > replace them.
> > SO i'm faced with buying a car with 4 leaky gaskets which i'm assuming
> > will only cause more problems down the line (i'm expecting to keep this
> > car at least to 100K), problems that i'm sure will be costly. OR return
> > it and be sad, cause i o/w love everything about it (i can even over
> > look the auto body job done to the front/rear bumper /side rocker /
> > rear quarter panel, since it looks pristine).
> >
> > What would you do in this situation? This is day 4 of the 5 day
> > guarantee, still many days to go in various warranties...
> >
12-25-2006, 10:07 PM
#32
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Re: appeal to the intelligence of the community
no doubt in my mind -- take it back.
there are plenty of other fish in the sea.
Paul Bunyan wrote:
> Now what I would like to know is;
>
> Did you take the car back?????
>
>
>
>
>
> <Caldwell.Mike@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1165546072.726898.50440@73g2000cwn.googlegrou ps.com...
> > HI all, thanks for looking! Here's the deal:
> > I recently purchased an Audi S4 Avant from a franchise used car dealer
> > with a good reputation in the greater DC area. I fell in love with it
> > the first day i saw it and bought it. They have a 5-day money back
> > guarantee, so i decided to have it checked out by a local "foreign car
> > service." They found 4 leaky gaskets, in various locations (chain
> > tensioner, main valve, etc... i'm not tech suavy). The estimate to
> > replace was $4700, but i JUST bought the car for $18K (2001, 61K
> > miles).
> > I am covered under a 30 day warranty (and i bought an extended 3 year
> > 30Kmile warranty) where they have to fix things that are problematic.
> > So i took it in today and they called later stating that the leaks they
> > found were more like "seeps" and are common among vehicles, so they
> > thought this issue met their standards of quality and weren't going to
> > replace them.
> > SO i'm faced with buying a car with 4 leaky gaskets which i'm assuming
> > will only cause more problems down the line (i'm expecting to keep this
> > car at least to 100K), problems that i'm sure will be costly. OR return
> > it and be sad, cause i o/w love everything about it (i can even over
> > look the auto body job done to the front/rear bumper /side rocker /
> > rear quarter panel, since it looks pristine).
> >
> > What would you do in this situation? This is day 4 of the 5 day
> > guarantee, still many days to go in various warranties...
> >
there are plenty of other fish in the sea.
Paul Bunyan wrote:
> Now what I would like to know is;
>
> Did you take the car back?????
>
>
>
>
>
> <Caldwell.Mike@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1165546072.726898.50440@73g2000cwn.googlegrou ps.com...
> > HI all, thanks for looking! Here's the deal:
> > I recently purchased an Audi S4 Avant from a franchise used car dealer
> > with a good reputation in the greater DC area. I fell in love with it
> > the first day i saw it and bought it. They have a 5-day money back
> > guarantee, so i decided to have it checked out by a local "foreign car
> > service." They found 4 leaky gaskets, in various locations (chain
> > tensioner, main valve, etc... i'm not tech suavy). The estimate to
> > replace was $4700, but i JUST bought the car for $18K (2001, 61K
> > miles).
> > I am covered under a 30 day warranty (and i bought an extended 3 year
> > 30Kmile warranty) where they have to fix things that are problematic.
> > So i took it in today and they called later stating that the leaks they
> > found were more like "seeps" and are common among vehicles, so they
> > thought this issue met their standards of quality and weren't going to
> > replace them.
> > SO i'm faced with buying a car with 4 leaky gaskets which i'm assuming
> > will only cause more problems down the line (i'm expecting to keep this
> > car at least to 100K), problems that i'm sure will be costly. OR return
> > it and be sad, cause i o/w love everything about it (i can even over
> > look the auto body job done to the front/rear bumper /side rocker /
> > rear quarter panel, since it looks pristine).
> >
> > What would you do in this situation? This is day 4 of the 5 day
> > guarantee, still many days to go in various warranties...
> >
12-25-2006, 10:07 PM
#33
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Posts: n/a
Re: appeal to the intelligence of the community
no doubt in my mind -- take it back.
there are plenty of other fish in the sea.
Paul Bunyan wrote:
> Now what I would like to know is;
>
> Did you take the car back?????
>
>
>
>
>
> <Caldwell.Mike@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1165546072.726898.50440@73g2000cwn.googlegrou ps.com...
> > HI all, thanks for looking! Here's the deal:
> > I recently purchased an Audi S4 Avant from a franchise used car dealer
> > with a good reputation in the greater DC area. I fell in love with it
> > the first day i saw it and bought it. They have a 5-day money back
> > guarantee, so i decided to have it checked out by a local "foreign car
> > service." They found 4 leaky gaskets, in various locations (chain
> > tensioner, main valve, etc... i'm not tech suavy). The estimate to
> > replace was $4700, but i JUST bought the car for $18K (2001, 61K
> > miles).
> > I am covered under a 30 day warranty (and i bought an extended 3 year
> > 30Kmile warranty) where they have to fix things that are problematic.
> > So i took it in today and they called later stating that the leaks they
> > found were more like "seeps" and are common among vehicles, so they
> > thought this issue met their standards of quality and weren't going to
> > replace them.
> > SO i'm faced with buying a car with 4 leaky gaskets which i'm assuming
> > will only cause more problems down the line (i'm expecting to keep this
> > car at least to 100K), problems that i'm sure will be costly. OR return
> > it and be sad, cause i o/w love everything about it (i can even over
> > look the auto body job done to the front/rear bumper /side rocker /
> > rear quarter panel, since it looks pristine).
> >
> > What would you do in this situation? This is day 4 of the 5 day
> > guarantee, still many days to go in various warranties...
> >
there are plenty of other fish in the sea.
Paul Bunyan wrote:
> Now what I would like to know is;
>
> Did you take the car back?????
>
>
>
>
>
> <Caldwell.Mike@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1165546072.726898.50440@73g2000cwn.googlegrou ps.com...
> > HI all, thanks for looking! Here's the deal:
> > I recently purchased an Audi S4 Avant from a franchise used car dealer
> > with a good reputation in the greater DC area. I fell in love with it
> > the first day i saw it and bought it. They have a 5-day money back
> > guarantee, so i decided to have it checked out by a local "foreign car
> > service." They found 4 leaky gaskets, in various locations (chain
> > tensioner, main valve, etc... i'm not tech suavy). The estimate to
> > replace was $4700, but i JUST bought the car for $18K (2001, 61K
> > miles).
> > I am covered under a 30 day warranty (and i bought an extended 3 year
> > 30Kmile warranty) where they have to fix things that are problematic.
> > So i took it in today and they called later stating that the leaks they
> > found were more like "seeps" and are common among vehicles, so they
> > thought this issue met their standards of quality and weren't going to
> > replace them.
> > SO i'm faced with buying a car with 4 leaky gaskets which i'm assuming
> > will only cause more problems down the line (i'm expecting to keep this
> > car at least to 100K), problems that i'm sure will be costly. OR return
> > it and be sad, cause i o/w love everything about it (i can even over
> > look the auto body job done to the front/rear bumper /side rocker /
> > rear quarter panel, since it looks pristine).
> >
> > What would you do in this situation? This is day 4 of the 5 day
> > guarantee, still many days to go in various warranties...
> >
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